We would leave home in the morning and play all day, As long as we were backwhen the Streetlights came on.

No one was able To reach us all day.And, we were O. K. .

We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps And then ride them downthe hill, only to find out We forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned tosolve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, No video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, No cell phones, No personal computers, no Internet and no chat rooms. WE HAD FRIENDS And we went outside and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth And there were no lawsuitsfrom these accidents.

We ate worms and mudpies made from dirt, And the worms did notLive in us f orever.

We were given BB gunsfor our 10th birthdays, Made up games withsticks and tennis balls and, Although we were toldit would happen, We did not put outvery many eyes.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and Knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just Walked in and talked to them.

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't hadto learn to deal With disappointment. Imagine that!!

The idea of a parent bailingus out if we broke the law Was unheard of. They actually sidedwith the law!

These generations have produced some of the best Risk-takers, problem solversand inventors ever.

The past 50 years Have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure,success and responsibility, and we learned howto deal with it all.

Thank You LadyLinda - Haroula - flutist - Mad :wave Yes I wonder also but we did ...I guess what attracted my attention ws the part where basically it says that Then- we exercised by hanging out withour friends whereas today we are in front of the computer ----now Im not knocking that I love my games dont get me wrong But then we didnt have the Luxuary we have now

Oh, Leeana, you bring back memories. I'm a real oooldie, born in the 30's but I remember the great big boys all had BB guns and they would go into the woods and play war and actually shoot each other with bb's like paint ball now but with bb's. But they were the same generation who won the 2nd WW for us. And after kindergarten was excused the 3rd graders waited for us and chased us home and papers flying and screaming and "I'll tell mama on you" never did. And my 1st bicycle. And later the 1st time I swam the Niagara River andandandandand

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I wish I were a cat and belonged to me ~ My Aunt Helen Mary Rose

Oh yeah, memories are still fresh. Parents siding with the law wasn't the worst part, it's what happened when we got home. The board of education applied to the seat of understanding.

Or as was said, we played outside with out friends, all day, without worrying if a drive by shooting would take place. But that wasn't something we'd heard much about or if ever. We all may have scars from various activities, but as was said, we dealt with it.

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If something gets your goat, it just proves you have a goat to get.